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Preston North End v Watford: head to head | Lineball
Watford edge 4–1 on season record, scoring margin, recent form and recent meetings. 37 meetings in EFL Championship on record. A read of the stats, not a tip.
Preston North End lead the head to head 14–10 (13 draws) from 37 meetings since 1969.
2026-27: Preston North End 1–11–2, Watford 4–8–3. Watford have the better margin, -0.7 a game to -1.3.
Last five: Preston North End 0 wins, Watford 2.
Watford average more shots on target per game: 3.8 to 2.4.
Watford concede fewer offsides per game: 1.3 to 1.7.
Watford average more saves per game: 3.5 to 2.9.
At home: Preston North End win 50%, Watford 44% (every game we hold).
Preston North End’s biggest win in the rivalry: 3–0 in 2024-25, by 3.
Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.
Head to head
1437 games · 13 drawn since 196910
9 Sept 2026 · Vicarage Road, WatfordPreston North End 1Watford 2
15 Feb 2026 · Deepdale, PrestonPreston North End 2Watford 2
26 Nov 2025 · Vicarage Road, WatfordPreston North End 1Watford 1
22 Jan 2025 · Vicarage Road, WatfordPreston North End 2Watford 1
3 Oct 2024 · Deepdale, PrestonPreston North End 3Watford 0
7 Apr 2024 · Vicarage Road, WatfordPreston North End 0Watford 0
17 Dec 2023 · Deepdale, PrestonPreston North End 1Watford 5
5 Mar 2023 · Vicarage Road, WatfordPreston North End 0Watford 0
2026-27 season
Per game, this season.
0.912 totalScored per gameper game0.913 total
2.130 totalConceded per gameper game · lower is better1.523 total